August 18th

August 18, 2014

A Japanese climber who fell 125 feet when he slipped while trying to climb Sawtooth Ridge area above Bridgeport was flow out of the backcountry with serious injuries on Aug. 15.

According to the Mono County Sheriffâ€™s Department, the incident occurred on Friday, Aug. 15 at approximately 12:55 p.m. when sheriffâ€™s dispatch received a call regarding an injured climber on a ridge in the Sawtooth Ridge area.

Two climbers were attempting to climb the ridge and during their ascent, they were climbing up a 45-degree ice field with ice axes, according to a sheriffâ€™s department news release.

August 18, 2014

The news of Robin Williamsâ€™ death this week serves as a stark reminder that deep despair and hopelessness have no boundaries. When depression takes hold, it can feel impossible to face another day for those with depression.

In response to this news, Mono County Behavioral Health is available for anyone in need.

If someone you know is struggling, please reach out and let Mono County Behavioral Health connect you with needed services. Mono County Behavioral Health - 760.924.1740 or via web at http://www.suicideispreventable.org/

August 15, 2014

August 15, 2014

By

Times Staff

A bear that went on a breaking and entering spree on Saturday, Aug. 9 and was mentioned in a Mammoth Times print edition story on Aug. 14 (p. 4) is not a local Mammoth bear, according to Wildlife Specialist Steve Searles.

August 12, 2014

An Quartz Hill man who stole a car, nearly hit a law enforcement officer with it, and led cops on a high speed chase on U.S. 395 on Aug. 10 was finally arrested at gun point near Lone Pine after spike strips on the road disabled the vehicle he was driving.

The man, Evan Robert Furubotten, 25, Quartz Hill, California, is now in the Inyo County Jail.

The incident occurred at about 3:20 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10 when Inyo County Sheriffâ€™s deputies were dispatched to the Ranch House Cafe in Olancha on the report of a "suspicious subject" refusing to leave.

August 7th

August 7, 2014

Getting an early start and checking the weather in advance might have saved two runners from a backcountry rescue earlier this week.

According to the Mono County Sheriff's Department, on the evening of Wednesday, August 6, at approximately 6 p.m., Mono County Sheriffâ€™s dispatch received notification that a SPOT device had been activated on the Pacific Crest Trail near Upper Piute Meadows.

August 7, 2014

Wednesday night at about 6 p.m. during routine patrol in the town of Bishop, an Inyo County Sheriffâ€™s Deputy and Tribal Police Officer spotted Ray Bencoma, 39, from Bishop, who is wanted in two prior domestic violence incidents.

Once Bencoma realized he had been seen, he darted into a residence in the 400 block of Pa Ha Lane. The Inyo County SED team, which consists of members of the Inyo County Sheriffâ€™s Office, Bishop Police Department, and Inyo County District Attorneyâ€™s Office arrived; however Bencoma refused to come out.